When WWE brought back the Brand Split earlier this year, there was plenty of speculation among fans on how the pay-per-view schedule would be affected. But instead of taking away events, they added even more to the calendar, with there now being 19 in total.
Needless to say, holding two pay-per-views almost every single month is overkill, but what's worse is that many of the original events have remained the same. It's great that Backlash and No Mercy have returned, but do Hell in a Cell and TLC serve much of a purpose anymore, if they ever did, to begin with?
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If WWE isn't going to reduce the number of live specials they hold per year, the least they can do is replace them with past pay-per-views. These five WCW shows deserve to be resurrected and could be entertaining additions to the event calendar.
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#5 Slamboree
Slamboree is one of the lesser-known WCW pay-per-views but is still a classic. It was held annually in the month of May from 1993 up until the company's closure in 2000.
The spring staple hosted a slew of memorable matchups and was always guaranteed to be good. In WWE, other than WrestleMania, there aren't any events around that time of year that stand out as special.
Extreme Rules and Payback have traditionally been held in that May slot, but Slamboree is an infinitely cooler name than either one of those in my opinion. WWE may not want to confuse it with SummerSlam, but it would be an improvement over what we have at the moment.
#4 Souled Out
Unlike Slamboree, Souled Out didn't have a long shelf life before WCW closed shop in 2001. Despite that, it was one of the more enjoyable events of the year and had a unique vibe to it compared to everything else WCW produced.
Souled Out arrived on WCW's pay-per-view calendar at the onset of 1997 when New World Order was catching fire and was the single most popular act in all of wrestling. It originally featured nothing but talent from nWo before becoming co-branded with WCW the subsequent year.
That initial buyrate was disappointing considering the nWo's popularity at the time, but it was a cool concept, nonetheless. That isn't to say WWE should bring back the nWo if Souled Out were to return, but the name itself is too good to pass up.
#3 Fall Brawl
Similar to SummerSlam, Fall Brawl is such a simple name but it works, making it all the more mind-boggling that WWE has yet to use it in any capacity (other than briefly in OVW). It flourished as a September staple on WCW's pay-per-view calendar for eight years and most notably hosted the War Games match.
WWE will often ridicule WCW for all of its gloriously dumb ideas, but they will never admit that War Games was actually an awesome concept. Despite fans clamoring for years for WWE to do a War Games match of their own, they have yet to adopt the beloved gimmick match.
With Elimination Chamber being done away with as of 2015, now is as good of a time as any to bring back Fall Brawl in the September slot for either Raw or SmackDown. Perhaps the construction of the ring would pose a problem, but the event itself would be a treat.
#2 The Great American Bash
Following WCW's demise in 2001, The Great American Bash was the only event that was brought back under the WWE banner in 2004. It was perfectly slotted in the month of July, mere weeks removed from the Independence Day holiday and a month prior to SummerSlam.
The pay-per-view was exclusive to SmackDown for three years from 2004 to 2006 before the WWE becoming a tri-branded show starting in 2007. One more instalment was held the following year and was scrapped altogether in 2009 (and no, The Bash does not count).
This was done to make way for gimmick shows on the pay-per-view calendar and to boost buy rates, but really, was there any more of a burning desire to see Battleground over The Great American Bash? The blue brand would benefit from the return of the celebrated event starting in the summer of 2017.
#1 Halloween Havoc
I can understand why WWE would hold Hell in a Cell so close to Halloween, but the concept is beyond unnecessary. An annual event dedicated to the match devalues Satan's Structure and it hasn't been the same since.
A simple solution would be to scrap Hell in a Cell from the schedule and replace it with Halloween Havoc. This would have been the perfect year to do that considering Hell in a Cell will be held the day before Halloween and the timing couldn't have been better.
It isn't imperative to bring back the likes of The Boogeyman and Papa Shango for Halloween Havoc every year, but it's a themed show that doesn't need to feature any sort of gimmick match a la Hell in a Cell or Buried Alive or what have you.
Okay, so a Trick or Street Fight on the undercard would be welcomed, but either way, it's criminal that WWE hasn't utilized this idea in the 15 years that they have owned the rights to it.
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